All Posts Tagged With: "Wyoming oil and gas lease sales"

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Industry Nail-biting Over BLM Oil & Gas
Lease Review

Announcement of a “comprehensive review” of oil and gas leasing on federal lands has aroused curiosity among many in Wyoming. Oil and gas trade groups have called the move unfair, and conservation and sporting groups say they’re hoping for a better balance between wildlife protection and energy development.

22Dec2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Federal Audit Says BLM Must Do More to Combat
Fraudulent Lease Bids

An IPAMS spokesperson said she believes BLM’s additional new procedures will be sufficient to protect auctions against bad-faith bidders but said the group could not support a sealed-bid system because it would make the auction process less open.

8Sep2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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BLM Defers Leasing Little Mountain Parcel
for Energy Development

The popular recreational area became a flash point for the energy debate in 2007 when Oklahoma-based Devon Energy Co. announced plans to conduct a two-well exploratory drilling project.

8Jun2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Secretary Salazar to Modify State Oil and Gas Lease Sale

The Secretary’s decision immediately followed a request from Gov. Freudenthal, who formally sought the deferral of the eight lease parcels in a letter to the BLM’s State Office on Monday.

4Feb2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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